Chapter 1 — Coupon Trap

Male idol Lam Than took advantage of the loophole in the food delivery system, one penny can deduct 2,000 yuan. He brought all the teachers and students from the school to my restaurant and filled the entire house. A meal worth more than a million, in the end the account only received a few scattered coins. I kept refreshing the payment management page, the amount still didn't change even a penny. But Lam Than insisted that he had paid in full, even if he called the police, nothing could be done about him. My family could not afford the huge amount of raw materials, the restaurant's capital chain was broken, and it directly went bankrupt. My father was afraid of the huge debt that would implicate me, so he hid that I shouldered it all alone, then jumped down from a high-rise building. I could not bear the double shock of losing my father and going bankrupt. My heart stopped beating on the spot and I passed away. Opening my eyes again, I was back to the day Lam Than announced in his grade group that he would invite the whole school to my restaurant for a party. In this life, I absolutely will not fall into a million-dollar deficit again! …… Lam Than: @all members of the block, tonight everyone will come to Canh Hoa restaurant to eat. I invite you. Please feel free to order, don't be polite. Lam Than: @Giang Du, the big order has arrived, tell your father to prepare enough ingredients in advance. I raised my head, just in time to face the smiling eyes of Lam Than leaning next to the table. The block group immediately exploded, everyone flattered him. Classmate A: As expected of a male god of Lam Than school, inviting guests means covering the entire restaurant, this meal will cost at least tens of thousands or more. Classmate B: Being roommates with the male god of school is also very lucky, and I also intentionally take care of Giang Du's family's business. If I hadn't had the painful experience of my previous life, I'm afraid I would have been secretly happy to receive a super large order. There are thousands of people in the whole school, the revenue in one day can be equal to half a year's, I will definitely be happy for a long time. But in the past life, this group of people ordered thousands of portions of high-end seafood and expensive dishes, and in the end we only received exactly five yuan. After checking, the platform's customer service department only said the coupon channel was valid, and the police intervention could only advise us to admit our bad luck. I tightened my grip on the phone, forcing down the hatred that was rolling in my heart, forcing myself to calm down. "My father gave the restaurant a day off today to reorganize, another day and arrange the party later." Lam Than crossed his legs, looking sure of victory: "I just called to ask you, today the restaurant is still open as usual, why is it suddenly closed?" Two other roommates hastily followed: "Giang Du, don't feel embarrassed. Lam Than Kindly invite the whole school, this time your family is about to make a lot of money." As soon as he finished speaking, his father sent a text message. 【Tieu Du, my roommate just called and booked a party for several thousand people. If you don't have class, come home early and help.】 Every sentence and every word is filled with my father's joy when he receives a large application. But this business application is our family's life-saving talisman! 【Dad, absolutely do not accept this application today, immediately close the door!】 The message could not be sent, so I grabbed my coat, took the car and raced back to the restaurant. The restaurant's glass doors were wide open, and the strong smell of seafood was emitting from the back kitchen. Father stood at the cashier counter, comparing the purchase list, holding a pen to carefully calculate the amount of goods to be prepared. His eyes and eyebrows were full of anticipation for this large order. "Dad! Quickly close, stop business immediately!" I rushed into the store, grabbed the purchase list in his hand and slammed it on the counter. Dad was startled by my sudden action: "Tieu Du, what are you panicking about? Your roommate booked the party."

Thousands of people, such a large order, how can you say it's closed?" "This business can't be done, once it's done, our house will completely collapse!" I grabbed his wrist, about to pull down the rolling door. "Lin Than brought more than a thousand classmates to dinner, in the end we only received a few dong, directly losing more than a million!" Father was stunned for a few seconds, only thinking that I was angry because of an argument with my roommate: "This child, you quarreled with your classmate. Nor can I vent my anger on my family's livelihood. Lately, the restaurant's business has been gloomy, everyone is counting on this big order to turn around capital, and if they miss it, they don't know how much longer they will have to struggle. "I was so impatient that my eyes turned red, the scene of my house being broken down in my previous life appeared clearly in my mind. Just as I was about to explain the reason, a familiar voice rang out from the door. "Giang Du, why are you closing so quickly? Don't you want to welcome us classmates?" I don't know when Lam Than led a large group of students to block the door of the restaurant. Father immediately smiled, welcomed people inside, and lowered his voice to tell me: "People have already ordered the food, don't be childish anymore, entertain guests well." Looking at the back of my father busy entertaining everyone, I turned my head to look at the hidden corner of the back kitchen stacking things. This time, I have thought of a way to escape the loss of millions! Lam Than divided the table. After eating for everyone, he called everyone to scan the order code, and he agreed to pay. "The pre-ordered dishes include Australian blue lobster, abalone vermicelli, and sauteed tiger prawns with oil, one portion per table. If you want to eat anything else, just order more." As soon as the words ended, the whole hall rang with cheers. "The male god is very generous, this meal at least spent more than a million!" "Then I won't be polite anymore, order more Eastern star grouper and fin fish!" The noise of the conversation continued to penetrate into my ears, in my mind appeared the image of my father collapsing in dismay when he saw the payment record in the previous life, my legs became weak, I almost couldn't stand. Lam Than quickly stepped forward to help. my arm, smiling teasingly: "Giang Du, this is the first time you receive such a large order, are you so happy that you can't stand?" The classmates around me also joined in teasing: "In return, everyone is happy, this big order can earn a big sum of money." "Giang Du, you have to maintain a good relationship with Lam Than, after a few more orders, you won't have to worry about doing business." I coldly took my hand from his hand and without saying a word returned to the cashier counter because Lam Than had locked the order Early in the morning, the online ordering channel could not be temporarily closed. The number of orders in the system skyrocketed. Looking at it, my heart sank. Father, not knowing what was going on, was still extremely enthusiastic. He even gave each table a free portion of soup. After everyone finished ordering, Lam Than leisurely walked to the cashier. Without waiting for him to open his mouth, I asked first: "Lam Than, your family is just a normal worker's family, inviting more than a thousand people to a standard party at a time. Millions, can you handle it?" "We live in the same dorm room, normally we barely interact, would you be so kind as to intentionally take care of my family's business?" Lam Than looked straight into my eyes, his smile not reaching his eyes: "This is my personal matter, no need for you to worry. Inviting everyone to dinner is just to get excited." "But if it comes to relationships, last month I fell out of love and drank in the dorm all night to vent my anger. Everyone came to comfort me, only you criticized me for being noisy, in front of everyone shouted at me to be quiet, making me especially embarrassed. "I immediately remembered this. At that time, I was preparing for a major exam. I suffered from a long-term nervous breakdown. It was difficult for me to sleep, but I was woken up by his noise all night. I reminded him many times to no avail, so I couldn't help it.

but spoke up to stop it. Just because of such a small thing, he still resents it to this day, not even bothering to set up a trap to destroy the restaurant that my family relies on to make a living. I pursed my lips, didn't argue anymore, just printed out the bill as usual, reporting the total amount: "The whole dish totals one million and two thousand yuan, may I ask how to pay?" Lam Than quickly operated on the phone for a few seconds, the payment notification sounded, a satisfied smile appeared on his face because he achieved his goal. Dad stared at the account number on the payment screen, his legs felt weak, and he almost collapsed. But in this life, I finally see Lam Than's tricks clearly. 【Unconditional coupon, 0.01 yuan deducted 2,000 yuan, cumulative 501 sheets, this time actual payment 5 yuan.】 To pay for this meal, Lam Than used a series of more than five hundred loophole coupons. The absurd thing is that my restaurant has never launched any large-value coupon activities. Father panicked and called the platform's customer service department, only to get a cold, mechanical answer: 【The coupon was received through the official channel, the usage process is valid, the seller has no right to refuse to confirm use.】"Tieu Du, why is this? Let's call the police!" Father panicked and grabbed my shirt. The situation is exactly the same as before. Last time, after reporting to the police, the police determined that the use of the coupon was valid and could not intervene to mediate. On the contrary, they reminded us not to arbitrarily launch promotional activities beyond our tolerance. "First of all, don't report to the police, the food will still be served as usual." Father's fingertips trembled constantly, staring at the five-yuan receipt, his eyes immediately reddened: "An order of one million only brings in five coins, the cost of seafood ingredients alone is more than thirty thousand, if you prepare Everything is on the table, we are directly bankrupt, and still have to owe money to the supplier! Or do you tell the back kitchen to stop, lie that the equipment is broken and then send everyone away? Lam Than sat at the main table, enjoying everyone's flattery, occasionally throwing provocative glances at the cashier, with no hidden malice. I reassured my father's cold hand, my tone unusually calm: "Dad, the back kitchen only serves up the two cheapest vegetarian dishes, stir-fried green vegetables and cold mixed cucumbers. All high-end seafood dishes are not allowed. Believe me, today we will absolutely not let our family lose money to the point of bankruptcy." Father impatiently stamped his feet, his eyebrows furrowed together: "Only two green vegetables dishes? These people specialize in eating high-end seafood, later there will be a ruckus." What should we do when we get up? Lam Than was intentionally targeting us, and at that point he even bit back and complained about our bad service!” “It's good to be loud!” I calmly opened my mouth, my eyes falling on the open back door of the back kitchen. In my previous life, I was single-mindedly fighting for my rights with the foundation and Lam Than, completely ignoring the sanitary corner that existed for a long time in the back kitchen. Now I often use it to cut losses. Dad was full of uneasiness, but seeing my expression was firm, not like I was talking nonsense, he hesitated for a moment and could only turn around and go into the kitchen to instruct me to make arrangements. Not long after, two simple plates of vegetables were brought to the dining table, and the large restaurant immediately rang with a series of disappointed sighs. "There are only two dishes of green vegetables? We came to eat lobster and abalone, did the shop owner intentionally deceive people?" Lam Than stood up, pretending to be dissatisfied, raising his voice, making sure the whole hall could hear: "Giang Du, what do you mean by your restaurant? We ordered high-class seafood and paid in full, yet we only ordered two dishes of vegetables." cheap to evict us?”